This whole blog thing is still very new to me and even though it may not seem difficult for some people I find it difficult to organize my thoughts and write about things we have done. With that being said we have been able to do a lot of fun things since we started dating. Our second adventure was visiting Deep Cove and doing a hike up to Quarry Rock which is a part of the Baden Powell Trail. It is a short hike through a forest and once you reach the top there is a great lookout over Deep Cove and is a great place to go during the summer.

Quarry Rock, Deep Cove Vancouver BC

The first time we hiked it Mika was mad at me because I went off ahead and didn’t accompany her the whole trail, I was used to going ahead of other people because I enjoy hiking quickly and arriving to the destination quickly, which I learned I would no longer be able to do with a LATINA! She told me that she was not like other Gringas (white girls) and that I would have to stay with her or she wouldn’t go on hikes with me anymore. I learned quickly and slowed my pace down on the way back.

Deep Cove

As you can see the views are great from Quarry Rock. If you want advice on how to get to Quarry Rock quickly, send me an email or reach out to me on social media for shortcut info!

It all started out in Vancouver Canada, I was in Canada doing an internship with a company based out of Richmond BC. Two weeks after I arrived I met beautiful my wife, Mikaela at a church event. She had moved to North Vancouver from Chile and was living at her aunts house studying English. I had learned Spanish while being a missionary in Uruguay and was watching Mika from afar, thinking of what I could say to this attractive girl so I could talk to her. Eventually I got the courage to walk over to the group of people she was talking to and started talking to her. I did one of the most embarrassing things of my life, I got too excited or nervous and some of my saliva hit her in the face! She just laughed it off and I was bright red and then somehow I got her number.

I began to talk to her over Whatsapp, which is really popular in South America, and I sent her a message making sure she got home alright. I invited her to go Latin Dancing (Bachata,Salsa, Merengue) with me and after that we went on other dates. I really enjoy being outdoors and doing adventurous things so one Saturday we went on our first hike together at Lynn Canyon Park. It has an awesome suspension bridge that extends 157 feet and is 164 feet above the ground and is surrounded by thick forest and great views. After our first hike we went on several more and became an official couple July 24th 2015. I finished my internship and had to go back to school in Hawaii but we decided to do a long distance relationship because we both felt good about it all.

Quarry Rock, Deep Cove Vancouver BC

Bridal Veil Falls, Chilliwack BC

I did a full semester of school in Hawaii all the while Skyping my future wife Mika and then decided I wanted to go back to Canada because I was sick of doing long distance. I decided to continue my schooling taking two online classes from my same school and then I traveled down to South America to visit friends and see new places. After traveling for about 2 weeks with my mom in Peru, Uruguay, and Chile I went back to Utah for a little bit before moving to Canada to be close to my Polola (Chilean slang for girlfriend). I had found love in the least expected place and in a short amount of time.